Install ArenaDirector

ArenaDirector comes with a signed installer for macOS and for Windows. Before you install, read System requirements, and check that your computer can drive the number of external displays you want to use.

macOS

The installer is a .dmg.

1. Open the .dmg that you downloaded.
2. Drag ArenaDirector into Applications.
3. Eject the disk image.

Windows

The installer is a .exe file.

1. Start the installer.
2. Accept the license agreement.
3. Select an install location.
4. Complete the wizard.
5. Start ArenaDirector from the Start menu.

What happens on first start

1. A progress screen shows while the app starts.
2. Setup opens, with these steps:
   • Welcome: crash reports and the hardware profile
   • License: sign in, or continue with the Free plan. See Activate a license.
   • Import from EMM: hot buttons from EventMusicMachine 2
   • Venue: the screens and speakers of this computer
   • Media: your media folders
   • Canvases and buses: the pictures and sounds of your show, and their outputs
   • Done: a summary of the steps
3. In the Done step, select Open ArenaDirector. The hot button grid opens, or Patch if nothing can play yet.

To leave setup before the end, select Skip setup…. Setup opens only once, and you can change all of its settings later in Configuration. If you quit ArenaDirector during setup, setup opens again on the next start.

Your first show walks through all of these steps.

Update ArenaDirector

Download the newer installer and run it. It installs over the current version and leaves your configuration and media library as they are.